CVE-2023-2908 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2908: Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dir.c

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-476
Published June 30, 2023
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 30, 2023 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated